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Mark Jan Arends

Partner at Clifford Chance

Lawyer

Amsterdam

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 20.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.61 B

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25 Feb 2019|Netherlands|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: KAS BANK

Bidder: CACEIS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

14 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value

24 Jul 2019|China|Consumer Services: Other

Target: XINDAO INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Diversified Financials

Target: LOUIS DREYFUS HOLDING BV

Bidder: ADQ

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

26 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2021|Netherlands|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: T-MOBILE INFRA BV

Bidder: CELLNEX NETHERLANDS BV

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

17 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 222 M

Value

05 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Software

Target: ICT GROUP

Bidder: NPM CAPITAL NV

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

16 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 138 M

Value

17 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Recreational Services

Target: LANDAL GREENPARKS

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2021|Netherlands|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ACT GROUP

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

37 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: GREENYARD PREPARED NETHERLANDS

Bidder: CORNERSTONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2021|Netherlands|Health Care Services

Target: EQUIPE ZORGBEDRIJVEN

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Mar 2022|Netherlands|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: CERTIS / BELCHIM JV

Bidder: BELCHIM CROP PROTECTION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Oct 2021|Malta|Storage Terminals

Target: OILTANKING (4 EUROPEAN TERMINALS)

Bidder: EVOS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: LEKELA POWER LTD

Bidder: AFRICA FINANCE CORPORATION

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2022|Netherlands|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ESDEC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Oct 2022|Netherlands|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL ENERGY COMPANY (DUTCH UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS ASSETS)

Bidder: WALDORF PRODUCTION LIMITED

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Oct 2022|Brazil|Food Products

Target: GELNEX

Bidder: DARLING INGREDIENTS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

21 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

17 Jan 2023|Poland|Household Appliance

Target: WHIRLPOOL (EMEA)

Bidder: ARCELIK AS

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2023|Netherlands|Storage Terminals

Target: MAASTANK

Bidder: KOOLE TERMINALS BV

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2023|Netherlands|Consumer Lending

Target: NIBC (NORTH WESTERLY CLO PLATFORM)

Bidder: AEGON ASSET MANAGEMENT

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

22 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2023|Netherlands|Clothing and Accessories

Target: G-STAR RAW

Bidder: WHP GLOBAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

27 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 237 M

Value

07 Sep 2023|Netherlands|Multi-Utilities

Target: STEDIN GROEP

Bidder: GOVERNMENT OF THE NETHERLANDS

10 Service Providers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

12 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 427 M

Value

25 Apr 2023|Netherlands|FinTech

Target: IDEAL

Bidder: EUROPEAN PAYMENTS INITIATIVE

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

22 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

11 Jan 2024|Netherlands|Storage Terminals

Target: ZENITH ENERGY (EUROPEAN TERMINAL PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: SUNOCO

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2024|Morocco|Household Appliance

Target: WHIRLPOOL (MENA OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARCELIK AS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

97 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2024|Netherlands|Multi-Utilities

Target: VOLKERWESSVERBINDINGEN EN NETWERKEN

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2024|Netherlands|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: RECYCLING KOMBINATIE REKO

Bidder: BLUE PHOENIX GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2024|Netherlands|Security Equipment

Target: VECOS EUROPE BV

Bidder: ARDIAN INFRASTRUCTURE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2025|Italy|Automobiles

Target: IVECO GROUP

Bidder: TATA MOTORS

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

20 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 7.08 B

Value